To make savings we need to work together. There are no additional resources available, savings need to be made now so that we can meet increasing demand and ensure that local services continue to meet your needs.

We are looking at how to be more innovative, more productive and help you use your NHS resources better whilst making sure services are still of the highest quality.

How can you get involved?

To make sure you get the most out of every NHS pound spent in Bradford, we're asking you to take more control of your health and change the way you use some of your NHS services. Some things that we need you to do are:

take the medicines you are given - the most expensive medicines are the ones not taken. 50% of medicines are not taken as directed within 10 days of being prescribed.

not asking for medicines you don't need - check what you've got at home first. Your NHS can't reuse medicines once they have been given out.

use your NHS to the best - sometimes your GP isn't the best person to see, you can see your pharmacist, quickly without an appointment.

buy some medicines from shops instead - it's cheaper to buy medicines for short term, minor illnesses, from your supermarket or pharmacy.

Join in with the campaign on social media. Follow us on Facebook, @NHSinBradford or on Twitter, @NHSBDCCG and use #ItsOurNHS to show your support for making a change.

What are we doing?

We will be looking at your whole patient journey and seeing how we can transform your services to give you a better experience. We are also looking at how we can innovate, be more productive, prevent your NHS resources being used inappropriately and ensure your services are high quality.

Would you like to make your record shareable to services that might care for you in the future or the services that are currently taking care of you?

Would you like your doctor to be able to see information recorded by those other services?

You now have the choice to ask your practice to make it possible to share your records should the need arise. Setting this up does not mean that anyone can look at your records. They still have to ask for your permission. If you would like to arrange this option please ask at reception. The choice you record can be changed at any time.

If you have difficulty remembering your appointment. Sign up for our SMS text reminder service. Ask at reception for details.

The NHS Friends and Family Test

Have your say to improve your care

We would like your feedback on the care or treatment we give you

any time you visit your GP or have contact with the practice. It doesn’t

take long.

Put us to the test and tell us what is working and what we can improve. You can say what

you think without giving your name and we will use the information to plan improvements to

Nurse Practitioners

Nurses

Muriel holds general clinics for all chronic disease management,screening and immunisations.

Nurse Jill Harrison (f)

Jill holds general clinics for all chronic disease management,screening and immunisations

Nurse Pamela Lowde (f)

Pamela holds general clinics for all chronic disease management,screening and immunisations

Nurse Helen Clegg (f)

Helen is our newest member of the nursing team, she is a recently qualified adult nurse who will be expanding her skills into the Practice Nurse field and training with the team to manage long term chronic diseases.

Healthcare Assistants

Suzanne BentleySuzanne works under the supervision of our nursing team, She does blood tests, checks blood pressure, performs ECG tests and spirometries. Suzanne also does our new patient health checks and has completed additional training to run our giving up smoking clinics.

Phlebotomists

Joanne KilgallonJoanne is a fully qualified phlebotomist (which means she takes blood tests), she divides her time between working with the patient services team and taking bloods at the doctors request and holding her own clinics.

Community Nurses

This team is led by Sister Ann-Marie Bolger. They are responsible for nursing care in the patients home. The direct telephone number for the team is 01274 321948

Health Visitors

The health visiting team are a mix of qualified nurses, nursery nurses, staff nurses and family support workers who have taken extra training to support and advise parents with children under 5 years in various aspects of family health and parenting. Their direct telephone number is 01274 322340.